Veterans’ Corner

Thursday

Feb 28, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Gale Grace

FARMINGTON — Greetings and a great day to you and we have made it through another winter month and have much to talk about if we just wanted to talk about the weather. God is still in charge and shows us his (or her) power with these snowstorms that the weather men seem to be so confused about.

The coming month of March will be a very busy one with our ham and bean supper on Saturday, March 2, with the doors opening at 4 p.m. and the meal served until 6 p.m. Two kinds of homemade beans, pea and kidney, with potato salad, cole slaw, ham, beverages and dessert are all served for the small price on only $7.

On Tuesday, March 5 it will be our installation of officers in both of the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary and our Sons of the American Legion with the representatives of District 3 doing the honors. This program starts at 7 p.m., and refreshments will be served afterwards. This program is open to the public and we encourage anyone interested to attend.

Our meetings for Chapter 23 of the Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary will be held on the second Tuesday of the month, March 12, with a second night of nominations and elections taking place during the meeting time, so please plan on attending and let your voice be heard.

Sunday afternoon, March 10, is going to be a fund raiser for the American Legion Auxiliary involving “Celebrating Home” items, orders and a special bingo held for one price of admission of only $15. More information on this will follow.

Commander Gary Mosher is hoping to hold a Meat Raffle bingo on the third weekend in March, more information on this event also.

Our thanks to the Farmington-Middleton school children from Valley View Community School and the wonderful efforts of the school teachers and office staff for over 300 Valentines that went out to our veterans . Certificates for the classrooms will be delivered after school vacation. We have been doing Valentines for veterans for over 14 years and the efforts that our teachers put into this project have just been amazing year after year, they have never forgotten, thank you Cheryl Olstad for your continuing support.

Keep our veterans, our active military and their families in your hearts, prayers and acts of kindness as they need all the help and support you can give them. Random acts of kindness are never a waste of time! God bless you all and take care.

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